Locking device.



' No. 886,165. PATENTED APR. 28, 1908. E. E. VORE.

LOCKING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 29, 1907.

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LOCKING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 28, 1908.

' Application filed October 3 29, 1907. Serial No. 899,693.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNEST E. VonE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Huntington Park, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have in vented certain new and useful Improvements in Locking Devices, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanyingdrawing.

This invention relates to an improvement in devices for locking a door or drawer, or the like, and articularly to a combined lock, and door or rawer opening device.

The object of the invention is the rovision of means for facilitating the unloc ring of a door and synchronously opening the same.

Another object of the invention is the improvement of the construction of a combined locking device and knob, whereby, when a pull is exerted upon the knob, the lock will be actuated for releasing the door or drawer, and as the pull is continued, the door or drawer will be opened.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a fragmentary view of the device constructed in accordance with the presentinvention, arts being shown in section. Fig. 2 is a iorizontal, fragmentary, sectional view of the structure depicted in Fig. 1. Fig.3 is a perspective view of the bracket. Fig. 4 is a perspective view ofthe latch. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the catch-plate.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 1 designates, preferably, the side of a compart ment or cabinet, and 2 the partition or floor. A door 3 is movably secured to the sides or walls 1 of the cabinet or compartment in any ordinary manner, but, I wish it to be understood that the door 3 represents a movable member, as for instance, a hinged door or the front of a drawer carrying a part of my improved locking device. I merely show the door or movable member 3 in combination with the stationary sup ort, partition or floor 2, for the purpose of iilustrating the operation of my invention.

In carrying out the present invention, I

have produced a bracket 4, which comprises a base 5 and extending therefrom upon one side are parallel, flat portions or lugs 6. Each lug or flat portion 6 1s provided near its lower edge with a horizontal aperture 7; the apertures 7 formed in the same horizontal plane, and, of course, registering, for the reason that I support therein a horizontal pin or pintle 8, which pin 8 also extends through the horizontal aperture 9 formed near the lower extension 10 of the body portion 11 of the latch 12.

The bracket 4 is secured to the door or movable support 3 by any suitable fastening means, as for instance, screws 13, Fig. 2, placed in the horizontal apertures 14, which apertures are, preferably, formed near the ends of the base 5. The flat, vertical base 5 is provided, upon its inner face, between the two flat lugs 6 with a socket orcut-out portion 15, and in the inner face of the body 11, there is also formed a cut-out portion or socket 15; within the sockets 15 and 15 are positioned the ends of, preferably, a brass or steel coiled spring 16. It will be obvious that the spring can not be easily removed from off the bracket or latch, and, furthermore, that the spring is carried above the pin or pintles 8 and below the upper edges of the lugs or flat portions 6, thereby exerting, at all times, an outward pressure upon the latch for holding the latch in engagement with the catch-plate 17. The lower ends 10 of the latch 12 extends a sufficient distance below the horizontal hook 18 of the latch for engaging the lower edge of the base 5, Fig. 1, and thereby limiting the downward pivotal movement of the latch 12 upon the pin or pintle 8, although, there is sufficient rotary movement permitted for allowing the outer end of the latch to slide over the'projection 19 formed on the catch-plate 17. It will be obvious that the catch-plate, with its projection 19, constitutes a socket or recess of any ordinary type, into which the hooked end 20 of the latch extends.

The catch-plate 17 is, preferably, provided with a plurality of vertical apertures 21, within which are secured screws 22, Fig. 2, for fastening the plate to the support, partition or floor 2.

The latch is provided with a vertical, upwardly extending finger-portion 22, which extends from the body portion 11 upon' the side of the latch portion 18 opposite to the downwardly-extending portion or end 10. A horizontal aperture 23 is formed in the finger portion 22. The door or movable support 3 is provided, preferably with a horizontal aperture 24 formed in substan- 'tially the same horizontal plane with aper- I within the assembled with the knob 27.

rounding the outer split or bifurcated cud 'noted that the filling means, together with 'will be released from the catch-plate, and if 'and the base 5.

last-mentioned aperture the end ture 23 and within these apertures arid I of the shank within the aperture belng bifurthere is positioned preferably, a horizontal cated or split, and the blturcated portlon shank or rod 25. 'lheimiel'eM oi" the shanki bent outwardly, and fillin means in said. 25 is bifurcated or split, at 26, and these 'lastonentioncd aperture and in engagement split portions are bent outward for forming l with the bifurcated or split end.

a fastening whereby the shank is normally{ 2. In a locking device, the combination prevented from being drawn out of the apwith a support and a movable member or erture 23, and consequently assembling the door carried thereby, a bracket provided with parallel lugs, carried by said door or movable support, said lugs provided near I their lower edge with registering apertures, a latch positioned between said lugs, iastenin means extending through said latch and through said apertures, said latch provided with a depending portion adapted to engage the lower end of said bracket for limiting pivotal movement of the latch, a spring interposed between the lugs and the base of the bracket and said latch for normally exerting an outward )ressure upon the latch, a catchplate carrie by the su port and normally 'in engagement with said atch, and an operating device carried by said door or movable support and connected to said latch.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination of a bracket provided with lugs, a latch positioned between said lugs, said lugs provided with registering apertures near their lower edge, said latch provided with a depending portion, having an aperture formed therein,. means extending through the apertures of said lugs and through the aperture of said depending porshank 25 with the latch 12. A knob 27, formed of any suitable material, is positioned against the outer face of the sup ort or door 3. The knob 27 is provided with a longitudinally-extending aperture 28 of smaller dianleter or dimension than the aperture 29. The outer portion of the shank 25 extends 5 through the aperture 28 and its bifurcated portion or end 30, extends into the aperture 29. Prior to the bending of the sp it portions outward for forming the look, I, preferably, place a metallic washer 31 upon the shank at the inner end of aperture 29, and when the portions of the bifuractcd end 30 are bent outwardly, the. shank is securely To reinforce the fastening and the outer split end of the shank and also to prevent the knob from being accidentally rcmrwcd, I provide filling means 32, as for instance, solder, for the aperture 29; the lilling means entirely sur 1 of the shank 25. lfiurthcrmore, it will be the washer 31, prevents the knob from having a sliding movement upon the shank 25, tion, and pivotally securing said latch upon and thereby materially strengthening the said lugs, said bracket provided with a seat fastening means, whereby said shank or rod or socket formed therein between the lugs, a 25 and knob 27 are fixedly secured together. spring seated at one end in the seat formed By pulling outward on the knob 27, the latch in said bracket and having its opposite end bearing against the latch between the-lugs, said lugs constituting a protecting casing for said spring, the lower end. of said de ending 7 portion extendin; below the lower en of said latch 12 is positioned between the flattened lugs and below t 1e lower end of the bracket, portions or lugs 6, and that said lu'gs consaid latch provided with a vertical, fiat finstitute a guide for the entire body, thereby ger-portion, said finger portion provided with greatly reinforcing and strengthening the a transverse aperture, the depending porstructure, as no lateral play will be peri tion and the finger portion formed in the mitted; besides the lugs 6 constitute a casing I same vertical plane, said latch provided with for the spring 16, whereby the same can not a hook portion formed at right-angles to the be tampered with, nor accidentally removed plane in which said depending portion and from its normal position between the body 1]. I finger portion is formed, means positioned in the aperture of said finger ortion, and being i capable of swinging said atc-h upon a support,'and a catch cooperating with said hook of the latch.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

l l ERNEST E. VORE. i

the pull is continued, the member or door 3 will be moved outward.

It will be noted that the body 11 of the What I claim is:

1. A device of the character described, comprising a bracket, a catch-plate normally in engagement with said latch, a shank or 1 rod secured near one end to said latch, a knob provided with apertures of difierent dimensions positioned upon said shank or rod, the

Y'Vitnesses:

IsA'Ao L. VoRE, Rom. HANNA.

shank extending entirely through one aperture and having one end positioned 1n the other aperture, a washer upon the shank 

